I think I have figured out why this bird is called a violet-ear..I've been in the hummingbird aviary at the zoo a lot. I've seen this bird pretty much every time. Today was the first time I saw it do this. Another bird was getting a drink or something above it and it got mad. These ear-flaps suddenly flipped up and it chittered up a storm.

A Violet-Ear Humming Bird. Photographed by ysaleth, found on Flickr. Just an amazing looking #wild animals

The violetears are hummingbirds of the genus Colibri. They are medium to large species found in Mexico, and Central and northern South America. The Green Violetear occasionally wanders as far north as the United States and even Canada. ~Beautiful Birds~

This big eyed Crested Coua is distributed and endemic to forests, savanna and brushland of Madagascar. It is found from sea-level to altitude of 900 metres. The diet consists mainly of various insects, fruits, berries, seeds, snails and chameleons. The female usually lays two white eggs in nest made from twigs.

Feathered friends ~Crested Coua

{what a beautiful bird} The Crested Coua is distributed and endemic to forests, savanna and brushland of Madagascar. It is found from sea-level to altitude of 900 metres. The diet consists mainly of various insects, fruits, berries, seeds, snails and chameleons. The female usually lays two white eggs in nest made from twigs. - Click image to find more Animals Pinterest pins

blue footed booby - just naturally funny! #animals #bird

errr nice shoes, these birds are called blue footed boobies!

Blue footed booby @ Galapagos islands, Ecuador Talk about what it means/how that animal is only in one place.

friendly birds of the Galapagos Islands: the Bluefooted Booby

Animal crackers. Beautyful! The blue footed booby can be found from the Gulf of California down along the western coasts of Central and South America to Peru. Their bright blue feet are a sexually selected trait. The brighter a males feet, the more attractive he is to a female. To attract a female, they have an elaborate dancing ritual to display their feet, first lifting one foot and then the other.

Ruby Topaz Humming Bird - New Zealand by David G Hemmings

Ruby Topaz Hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus) - Photo by David G. Hemmings -- a small bird that breeds in the Lesser Antilles and tropical northern South America from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas, south to central Brazil and northern Bolivia; . The food of this species is nectar, taken from a wide variety of flowers, and some small insects. Ruby-topaz Hummingbird males perch conspicuously and defend their territories aggressively. The call of this species is a high-pitched tsip.

green bird with little white feather on the top of the head and red eyes. you can't imagine this if you never saw that before...

The Knysna Loerie is a large turaco found in the mature evergreen forests of southern and eastern South Africa, and Swaziland. It has a small orange-red bill, its plumage is mostly emerald green and it has a white line under each eye, a tall green crest that is tipped with white, and crimson primary flight feathers.